Bill Cosby: African-Americans \'Not Holding Up Their End of the Deal\'

Talking in a specifically Asian context:

For Asians, life is much easier if they cloister themselves in ethnic communities.  Racial discrimination is strong, not just against blacks, but against all races. Case in point: my mother was recently denied a tenure position in the hospital she works at despite the fact that she has obtained 3 of the largest national research grants and has papers published in some of the country\'s best scientific journals. Numerous whites with much fewer credentials have been granted tenure. I\'m NOT blaming this entirely on her ethnicity. But from observing the ratio of Asians  (and especially Asian women) getting tenure, what white doctors say about Asians becoming faculty, and how secretaries mock my mother\'s accent, I can at least say racial discrimination plays a noticeable part in my mother\'s life. Now, my mother attended one of the best universities in Korea and is a professor in one of the United States\' leading hospitals. If she faces such discrimination with her education, I can only imagine the hardships that poor Asian immigrants must face, all of which can be largely avoided by being in an Asian community like Chinatown or Koreatown. I do NOT approve of this, and I know it is deterimental for them in the long run, but don\'t be too hard on them. Rest assured, they may be hindered by their accents and isolation now, but these people KNOW the value of a good education and spend all they can to bring up their children right, showcased many times by the large numbers of Asians in the nation\'s top colleges like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford.

People will make fun of anything. My teammate was made fun of because he had a speach problem, but it wasn\'t because he was white.

I think one reason racism is still alive is because people are always willing to make it a hot topic. Im not saying its always the case, but I think some people just use it as a way to play the victim and seek sympathy.

Nice post vivi.  It\'s getting harder and harder to play the race card anymore.

If that\'s true about what you say hyper then that\'s f*cked up, but you are in TX.  It\'s definitely not uncommon to see an Asian hold a position of high tenure or authority in major cities around here.  Though the old ones usually have horrible interpersonal skills.  Mostly because of a hard upbringing and they can\'t speak engrish right

sorry just had to say it